CARRION ( 8 min excerpt 2017 )

Through gleaning bones, a figure of contradictory and constantly shifting pluralities emerges. This figure constructs languid reflections of the natural through a detritus of celluloid reproduction. Cursed by ghosts of romanticism and nostalgia, Carrion is in the throes of forced evolutionary acceleration. Can they uncover secrets to their survival? Scattered with clues to this speculative future, the performance space becomes an archaeological site for a cybernetic demigod struggling with the symbiosis of its distinctly unique character. Never quite human, only ever Frankenstein: a ghost of the west, a virus, a trickster, or a prehistoric bird.

CARRION CREDITS

Lead Artist Justin Shoulder

Composer Corin Ileto

Dramaturg Victoria Hunt

Costume & Set Design Matthew Stegh & Justin Shoulder

Costume & set design assistance Anthony Aitch, Marty Jay, Nick Wishart

Lighting Design Benjamin Cisterne

Sound Mastering Bob Scott

Stage & Production Manager Amber Silk

Sound and Lighting Operator Emily Moffatt

Special thanks to:

Matthew Stegh, Zephyr Jay-Stegh, The Myer Foundation, Critical Path, Su Goldfish, Mark Mitchell, Readymade Studios, Performance Space